• A Letter from the Editor

    On behalf of the Eagle Eye Staff and myself, it is with great pleasure I bring to you the DeSoto Eagle Eye Online Newspaper. It is not only my goal but my promise to deliver to the best of my ability hard hitting news, feature, sport, and review stories that YOU, the students, teachers, and parents of the DeSoto community care about. I am truly blessed to work with a wonderful set of dedicated and highly motivated staff this year, but I do ask one thing of you as the Audience.....PLEASE comment on the stories and spread the word around the school and the city of the Eagle Eye Online Newspaper. With Respect and Regards, Asa O. Woodberry Editor-In-Chief 2010-2012

  • As We Relive What Happened 10 Years Ago…

    When tragedy struck on September 11, 2001, thousands of people’s lives changed more in one day than in a whole year. The meetings and events that seemed so important became instantly insignificant.

    Lives were lost, tears were shed and families were torn. The buildings that took six years to build collapsed within two hours. The final remains of people and debris from these burning buildings filled the streets of New York  for weeks. Trapped victims suffered and unfortunately, not everyone was saved.

    Th memorials made to remember the loved ones lost have helped us cope with the understanding that their names will always remain not only in a piece of history, but in our hearts.


  • Beltline Rivalry Won Over By The Eagles

    Eagles and Longhorns smash heads as they begin the anticipated battle.

    When it comes to redeeming themselves, they are not the ones to expect weakness from. A long lasted rivalry against the Cedar Hill Longhorns was won over by the fighting Eagles with a dominating score of 45-13.

    Their last match up was in the fall of 2009 of which the arch rivals won 44-41 live on ESPN. It was thought that since the Longhorns trailed until the final quarter, that this game will be a repeat. Wrong. The Eagles maintained the lead throughout the entire game with leading scorers Devin Rushing, Ridge Jones, Bryson Echols and junior Dontre Wilson.

    Starting off with an interception by __ Mike Davis at the 48 yard line and Longhorn illegal substitution at the 36 yard line, the Eagles ran for a 23 yard touchdown followed by the extra point made by Echols.

    Cedar Hill’s Rafer scored a 67 yard scoring drive pass from QB Anderson. With only 25 seconds left in the first quarter, Wilson scored a touchdown after his powerful sack on Longhorn’s Gonzales.

    The second half was packed with fierce Eagle defense by seniors Keenan Richards and Taylor Young who tackled Longhorns out of bounds and made sure their score remained only 13.

    A sold out game was nothing short of what was expected from the football team. Tough practice without complaining according to Head Coach Mathis is what the boys use on the field.

    “The key component this season is team,” said Mathis.

    Being put to the test for the second time this season, the Eagles proved to be the feared team previously beating Oklahoma state champions Douglass Trojans 63-0 at the Kirk Herbstreit Classic at Cowboys Stadium and Leander 43-3 in the first week.

    They begin 3-0 on their ride towards the state championship, which is the goal this season. If a win against the Stony Point Tigers who were the only regular

    season loss and the final loss in the playoffs during the 2010-2011 season, then the fighting Eagles will for sure be in the running as an opponent at state.


  • Cafeteria Madness

    This is meant to be one line. Instead, it's a crowd.

    This year the cafeteria is way too crowded and unbearable to be in. The most crowded lunches students are saying is that all of them are just too much handle. Its getting to the point that people don’t eve want to go in the lunch lines to get their food because its already packed with students in the line, and they wont finish eating.

    This whole lunch crowdness should be arranged, and the best way to do this is by adding more lunches to the school cafeteria. It would cost us to be more mindful that we got such a privilege to have more time to eat. It would be easier for the students to get around the cafeteria and not try to bump though other students to get a table, seat, or getting their food.

    Spending time in the cafeteria should be no less than 45 minutes at a time, that way you have time to socialize more with your friends and eat at your own pace. The reason why I think the lunch periods are super crowded is because of the students mixed up schedules and also the students added on into our school district that may have transferred or moved to the area, but also because some students aren’t where they are supposed to be.

    Lunch periods should end after every 45 minutes at a time, if we expand our lunches to A-E periods it should be less congested in every lunch if we add in one more , less stress , less commotion.

    I look forward to socializing and exactly enjoying my food versus rushing to eat and running to beat everybody else to the lines.


  • Monkeys Gone Wild

    This summer was on fire with new movie releases but, the overall crowd pleaser was “Rise of the Planet of the Apes.” A remake from the past, turned into a bigger and better variety of action. The character makes his way into trying to escape and tagging the other wild apes with him into becoming free. Nothing and anyone can stop them from getting to their destination without a fight.

    An ape named “Caesar” who was born to learn, act , and feel like a human being. During experiments to find a cure for Alzheimers disease, a genetically-enhanced ape uses its greater intelligence to lead other apes to freedom. The ape’s force their way through the police who are trying to stop them from destructing the city, however, Caesar stops them from harming the disarmed police guards because he just wants to get to where he’s going.

    People who went to go see this movie say it was really exciting and interesting but, wanted to see more. Most likely it should be a continuation to this movie to see what progressed into what happened to the apes when they finally were set free to do what they please and also see more action to see would Caesar ever teach the other apes knowledge and try to take over the world. If you haven’t been to see it yet, you better go catch it before its too late

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  • New Principal Edwards Makes Shift To The High School

    Matthew Edwards born in 1974 and went to high school in Duncanville, Texas. While in school he was in the band, choir, theater, as well as baseball. When he was 16, he moved out of his house. “I didn’t wanna go to school but my momma made me so I moved out, but I moved back in cause I couldn’t buy groceries and I couldn’t pay the bills.” During his junior year in he dropped out of high school to play the drums for a band. “I thought I was going to be famous!” While he played for more than one band the major two were the “Tabula Rosa”, and the “Requiem.” After a year of being with the bands Edwards decided to go back to school. He graduated from high school in 1992 at the age of 19. He lost a full scholarship to SMU because he didn’t go to class. He went to UTA and A&M Commerce. Edwards graduated from UTA with a degree in Music, and he got his Masters from A&M Commerce in 2005. He is married and his wife teaches in Mansfield. He has two sons; the eldest is a freshman in college while the youngest is in kindergarden. Six years ago he taught in Mansfield before he came to DeSoto where he worked at West Middle School as an administrator for 5 years. After working at West, Edwards took a job here, as an assistant principal “I like both schools, but this one has a lot more responsibility.” His family was happy when he got the job because they knew he wanted the job, but they were also sad because he gets home late often. Adjusting to a new school is hard for teachers as well as students. “I miss the teachers and staff. I had been there for 5 years, and I was comfortable cause I knew everything and everybody.”

    “That’s why I’m in education cause students need to know that they aren’t the only ones with problems. We’ve all done things we shouldn’t have done and that’s why were here to help.”


  • Evolutionary Rage Attacking Our Students

    “ Violence is never the way,” but over time it has become the way to solve problems and it is constantly evolving. This matter is terrifying for both parents and students. It is sad to know that our society has become so dangerous.

    “ Violence has escalated with this younger generation, from how it was when I was growing up,” said Desoto parent Taye Woodard.

    In today’s world, it’s far more serious than a conflict and the fight that follows it.  Fists have turn into guns. Nails have turn into knives, and blood has replaced tears. Our once pure-hearted, innocent children have grown to be uneducated, unsuccessful, heartless adults. “ [Today’s youth] is not fighting anymore, now they’re shooting each other, killing each other, and jumping each other, and nothing gets resolved,” said Desoto Taye Woodard.

    The cause of fighting and drama has changed through the years, but it has taken a change for the worst. “ I think you should only fight if you have to,” said freshman Kala Antwine.

    Some students think it’s okay to fight, where as some students have fallen into peer pressure and think its cool to do so. But, who’s there to tell them they’re wrong, nobody. Some of these people have become a victim of their surrounding, “ What they see is what they do.”

    Sometimes the wonder that ponders in the minds of the world is, will this madness ever come to an end?

    “ It’s a never ending story, if you fight one person, usually someone get mad, and someone else wants to get involved and then it just continues,” Desoto parent Taye Woodard.

    The anger of so many people has caused a rage of violence that may be something more than they can bear. Life is too hard and too short for this absurd behavior, and we, as a whole need to bring these people to a realization of this.”

    -Champayne Aragon

    Fighting these days has turned to the floor


  • Bring On The Burgers!

    When California-born Burger Chain In-N-Out Burger announced in late 2010 that they were expanding to the Dallas area, many questioned if they could keep their reputation for fast and delicious food at competitive prices. However, most have seemed to drown all their worries in one of In-N-Out’s uncannily tasty cheeseburgers. If you can manage to be patient enough to wait for upwards of an hour, I know I did, and you’re cool not having a choice of bacon—trust me, once you take that fist bite, you won’t miss it—In-N-Out might just be your next favorite restaurant.

    I hate to sound like an ad but unlike other fast food restaurants, In-N-Out lives up to their promise to serve only fresh ingredients, cooked to perfection, and given to the customer in a timely matter. The tomatoes, lettuce, and onions taste like they were picked from a farm that very morning, the bun is fresh from the oven, the patty is 100 percent beef and 100 percent seasoned and the melted cheese and secret sauce (read Kraft thousand island dressing) speak for themselves. Pair it with some of their fries—which taste reminds me of French’s Potato Sticks—and a drink all for under 5 bucks and it’s an offer that’s pretty hard to resist.

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